Capablanca.
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Sep 7, 2014
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#4
Thank you. Let's compare (www.chessgames.com):
- Petrosian 159 loses / 1938 games = 8 %
- Capablanca 49 loses / 818 games = 6 %
- Ulf Andersson 234 loses / 2311 games = 10 %
Who else ???
Petrosian. Anyone that can go 2 years in a row without losing a game in the USSR championship, is hard to beat.
Capablanca.
Well Kramnik didn't lose a single game to Kasparov in the 2000 world championship, so I'd say he probably qualifies :P
Sep 7, 2014
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#7
Ok, so we have (I've added Kramnik (and Karpov) and re-ordered players by the percentage of loses):
(1) Kramnik 139 loses / 2495 games = 5.6 %
(2) Capablanca 49 loses / 818 games = 6.0 %
(3) Karpov 235 loses / 3559 games = 7 %
(4) Petrosian 159 loses / 1938 games = 8 %
(5) Ulf Andersson 234 loses / 2311 games = 10 %
How about Fischer?
Sep 7, 2014
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#9
(1) Kramnik 139 loses / 2495 games = 5.6 %
(2) Capablanca 49 loses / 818 games = 6.0 %
(3) Karpov 235 loses / 3559 games = 7 %
(4) Petrosian 159 loses / 1938 games = 8.2 %
(5) Fischer 86 loses / 992 games = 8.7 %
(6) Ulf Andersson 234 loses / 2311 games = 10 %
Sep 7, 2014
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#11
You've to have at least 100 GM level games played to qualify.
Daimonion wrote:
players by the percentage of losses):
(1) Kramnik 139 loses / 2495 games = 5.6 %
That would make me afraid to play more games because I might ruin that percentage. 
Good stats. Ulf was my role model for Nf3 in high school and early college.
Hello! What are (were) the hardest to beat players in history (i.e. the ones who not necessarily win often, but the ones who lose very rarely)? I will start with iron Tigran Petrosian.